Despite winning its opener at the 2020 College Squash Association Team Championship Friday evening, 18th-ranked Navy (9-15) was tripped up in back-to-back 5-4 decisions to Middlebury (9-11) and Bates (12-8) to finish the tournament fourth in the Summers Division and 20th in the nation. Top-seeded Williams won the Summers Division (teams 17-24), while Harvard won the Potter Division and claimed the national title with a 6-1 victory over Penn.

The Highlights
• Against Middlebury on Saturday evening, Navy fought back from an 0-2 to take a 3-2 lead with wins by Michael and Joe Kacergis, along with Owen Davis. The Panthers, however would win three in a row to clinch the victory despite Jack Lentz taking the final match in four games.
• The Mids won four of the first six matches against Bates, however, the Bobcats would win the next three to take the 5-4 win.
• Navy's top three players on the ladder - Jack Lentz, Owen Davis, Michael Kacergis - went a perfect 3 for 3 over the weekend.
• It marked the final team appearances for Owen Davis and team captain Michael Kacergis, the lone seniors on the team.
• Jack Lentz (Jr, Philadelphia, Pa.) produced a team-best 15-8 record playing the #1 spot on the ladder and stands 53-23 over three seasons.
• Michael Kacergis (Sr, Malvern, Pa.) produced a 13-9 mark this season at the #3 position and amassed a 63-34 mark in four seasons. Kacergis moved past Tommy McNamara (60-20 // 2008-11) and Gavin Morrison (62-42 // 2001-05) for 20th on Navy's all-time wins list. Hoping for a draw in the individual championship next weekend, he will have a chance to break inside the top 20 with former teammate Randy Beck (2013-17) standing 19th with 64 wins.
• Owen Davis (Sr, Rydal, Pa.), meanwhile, added his named to the Mids' all-time wins list by going 3-0 over the weekend. He has posted a 59-35 mark in four seasons and will look to add his name to Navy's 60-wins leader board with a win next weekend at the individual championship. He closed out the team portion of the year with a 12-10 mark at the #2 spot.
• Making his second appearance in as many years, Ryan York (So, Hunt Valley, Md.) turned in a 2-1 record playing the #5 position over the weekend. Freshmen Millen Randell (Chicago, Ill.) and Joe Kacergis (Malvern, Pa.) also won a match at the championship.

What's Ahead
• Navy will close out the 2019-20 campaign next weekend with a handful of players set to compete at the College Squash Association Individual Championship Friday through Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa. The draws will be announced later in the week.

Middlebury def Navy, 5-4
1 | Jack Lentz (N) def Nick Bermingham (M) // (3-1) 7-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
2 | Owen Davis (N) def Will Cembalest (M) // (3-1) 12-10, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10
3 | Michael Kacergis (N) def Jacob Ellen (M) // (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
4 | Jacob Kagan (M) def Millen Randell (N) // (3-0) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
5 | Nate Moll (M) def Ryan York (N) // (3-2) 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-4
6 | PK Keller (M) def Ben Korn (N) // (3-1) 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5
7 | Wiatt Hinton (M) def Gus Prager (N) // (3-0) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8
8 | Alexander Merrill (M) def Tommy Rankin (N) // (3-1) 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7
9 | Joe Kacergis (N) def Alex Stimpson (M) // (3-1) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10

Bates def Navy, 5-4
1 | Jack Lentz (N) def Graham Bonnell (B) // (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
2 | Owen Davis (N) def Jesper Phillips (B) // (3-1) 11-9, 3-11, 11-4, 11-7
3 | Michael Kacergis (N) def Mahmoud Yousry (B) // (3-0) 11-7, 11-1, 11-6
4 | Omar Attia (B) def Millen Randell (N) // (3-2) 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
5 | Ryan York (N) def Jonathan Walker (B) // (3-1) 9-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
6 | Garon Rothenberg (B) def Ben Korn (N) // (3-1) 14-12, 11-7, 2-11, 11-9
7 | Benni McComish (B) def Gus Prager (N) // (3-0) 11-2, 11-8, 11-9
8 | Peter Koenigsbauer (B) def Tommy Rankin (N) // (3-0) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8
9 | Sultan Hashmi (B) def Joe Kacergis (N) // (3-0) 11-3, 11-9, 11-6

### Go Navy ###